" A blurb on the dust jacket of this book compared it to The Shadow of the Wind. I can see the comparison. Both books are essentially shaggy dog mysteries in which the mystery looses its effect in the meandering of the telling. In this case we're in the Warsaw Ghetto rather than Franco's Spain, but the doom and gloom are as palpable. In fact, doom and gloom overwhelm to the extent that fatalism is the prime effect of the novel. There are likable and interesting characters in this book - especially the two alter kockers, amateur sleuths who eventually solve the mystery of the murdered and mutilated ghetto children. But overall, there's not much tension here - there's no race against time, no strong feeling that other children are in danger, and the miasma of fatalism doesn't leave much hope for good endings anyway. There's at least one interesting twist, but by the time it was revealed I can't say as I was much interested. "
— Richard, 2/3/2014